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Samuel Nathaniel Behrman ( / ˈbɛərmən /; June 9, 1893 – September 9, 1973) was an American playwright, screenwriter, biographer, and longtime writer for The New Yorker. His son is the composer David Behrman . Biography. Early years.
Jun 5, 2024 · S.N. Behrman was an American short-story writer and playwright best known for popular Broadway plays that commented on contemporary moral issues. Behrman wrote about the wealthy, intellectual sector of society, endowing his characters with eloquence and intelligence.
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S.N. Behrman. Writer: Me and the Colonel. The playwright, screenwriter, essayist, raconteur and consummate wit Samuel Nathaniel Behrman became known as Broadway's pre-eminent author of sophisticated high comedy.
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Playwright and author S. N. (Samuel Nathaniel) Behrman was born in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1893. He was the youngest of three sons raised by Lithuanian immigrants in the heart of Worcester's Jewish community on Providence Street.
Complete plays, essays and other written works by S. N. Behrman. Production Archive. Theatrical, film, and radio productions of Behrman 's plays and screenplays. Selective Bibliography. A descriptive bibliography of the published works of S. N. Behrman. Audio Archive.
Apr 27, 2010 · In a 1973 Postscript for the playwright and author S. N. Behrman, William Shawn wrote, Decade after decade, his brilliant writings kept streaming down from wherever he lived uptown—plays,...
S. N. Behrman's correspondence files contain incoming and outgoing letters, postcards and telegrams which document the playwright's professional activities and personal life. The files are arranged alphabetically by the name of the correspondent, organization and in a few cases by topical heading.
